Google Presentation


What is it?
  • Google Presentation is a web based presentation tool, similar to PowerPoint. It is part of the Google Docs family and can be accessed from the same page.

How can you use it?
  • Students without a presentation tool on their home computers can make professional looking presentations.
  • It can be used to make "flash cards", quizzes, games and any other activity that a presentation tools can be used for.
  • Be a science teacher! - Lesson Plan in which students use Google Presentation to teach their class a short lesson.

Why would you use it?
  • Pros:
    • This tool is free, web based.
    • Presentations can be shared
    • Students can work together but alone at home
    • If presentation is shared with the teacher, he/she can see how much work each student has done.
  • Cons:
    • Not as powerful as PowerPoint

References